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Would You do a “Designer Baby” if Given Opportunity?

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Would you do “designer baby” if you given opportunity? In the 1970s, Dr. Robert Graham believed that he could save the world by helping to create babies with a higher IQ. The concept of genetic engineering in humans was also coming to light at this time. As reproductive technologies continue to improve, men and women have greater choices in how they conceive and in how they create embryos.

The new technologies allow for gene selection for things such as eye color, hair color, and even sex! Aside from the many ethical issues, there is also discussion about how much of our development is ultimately based upon those genes, our nature, and how much is related to environmental influences, our nature. 

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Annotated Bibliography

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An annotated bibliography is a genre of research writing that is used to conduct preliminary research on an issue. Your annotated bibliography will identify, summarize, evaluate, and assess the relevancy of sources to your research topic and inform your awareness of your community of study. Select 5 distinct scholarly sources that, collectively, provide various perspectives on a single issue/question/debate. 

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The SARA Decision Making Model

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The problem-solving process developed to build problem-solving partnerships consist of a 4 step, decision-making model, SARA (Scanning, Analysis, Response, Assessment). Put yourself in the shoes of a commander for the police department and think of the resources you would want to help combat this issue. Think of options that are more than just throwing more officers at the problem. Also, think outside of the creating a curfew idea as well. 

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Writing a Pedagogical Creed

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Write your own pedagogical creed following the detail template
No source references are expected (although if you have a quote you “live by”, include it). This work should reflect your own thoughts about schooling, society, teaching and learning.
Structure: use subtitle to divide and organize this paper. Begin each section on a new page. 

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Effects of Drug Abuse by Company Workers

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Scenario: You are the director of safety and security at a major manufacturing plant. The plant has 1,800 workers and runs three shifts a day. The night shift has about 400 workers on it and runs from midnight to 8 a.m. The security supervisor for the night shift reports to you that there are some unusual activities going on during the night shift involving three of the younger male employees. You decide that you will visit the plant during the night shift to observe this behavior for yourself.

The night you arrive, you realize that you know one of the three young men involved, and he has always been a good worker and a very serious person. You note right away that all three men have an extraordinarily high energy level. They are having a hard time settling down at their assembly points on the line. They are whooping and hollering all the time over the noise of the shop. They are aggressive to the point of pushing other employees around physically. You notice extreme cases of acne and body odor on all three men when you walk by them. Their eyes are glassy and dilated.

At their 3:30 a.m. lunch break, they cross the street to an all-night diner. You notice that they sit with a man wearing a motorcycle jacket with local gang colors. They do not eat, but only have coffee. You see them pay cash to the man with the jacket and he hands one of the three men a small package. When the man with the motorcycle jacket leaves, he mounts a motorcycle and rides off. The three men go to the men’s bathroom in the diner. They are in the bathroom for almost 10 minutes. When they come out, they are boisterous, agitated, and overly animated with their movements.

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Price Response Survey of Resume Magic Book

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Answer the questions below based on the Price Response Survey of Resume Magic book. 

  • For guidance, see pages 51-54 of Dolan and Simon
  • Van Westendorp reading in Session 1
  • Demand Curve and Regression Review Notes
  1. Using van Westedorp what is the optimal book price based on the data collected?  What are the learnings about possible prices from this method? Plot the data to support your results.
  • Use a simple linear regression to estimate the demand curve Q = a – bP, whereby a is the (constant) estimated intercept term and b is the price coefficient of the independent variable (price per unit).  Interpret the main statistical results and diagnostics.  What is the meaning of ‘b’ and is it statistically significant?
  • You may assume that the AVC (unit variable costs) associated with the production and distribution of each book are $5/unit. Find the ‘inverse demand curve’ where P is defined as a function of Q.  Use the estimated demand function to calculate the profit maximizing price and quantity. 
  • Are there missing variables that would be useful to include in order to estimate the demand function more accurately.
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